November 25, 1998
Whaling Provisions:
Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas
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[Federal Register: November 25, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 227)] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 230 [I.D. 022398A] Whaling Provisions: Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Revision of aboriginal subsistence whaling quota. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Government and Russian Federation have concluded bilateral arrangements to ensure that the quotas for bowhead whales and gray whales set at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission are not exceeded. In response, NMFS is revising the 1998 quota for bowhead whales from 77 bowhead whales struck to 75 bowhead whales struck. The gray whale quota for 1998 remains 5 gray whales landed. The revised bowhead quota will govern the harvest of bowhead whales by members of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Corson, (301) 713-2322. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: So that the 1998 quota of bowhead strikes is
not exceeded, the Russian natives may use no more than 7 strikes, and
the Alaska Eskimos may use no more than 75 strikes. Each side will
ensure that the numbers specified in this paragraph for its native
group are not exceeded. The two sides plan to confer on monitoring of
the 1999 quota, including any strikes that may be carried forward from
1998. Dated: November 16, 1998. |
